{"id":1683,"date":"2025-03-18T16:19:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T16:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nos.com.np\/s\/?page_id=1683"},"modified":"2026-02-25T04:32:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T04:32:24","slug":"asia-pacific-academy-of-ophthalmology-apao-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nos.com.np\/s\/asia-pacific-academy-of-ophthalmology-apao-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO Awards)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1683\" class=\"elementor elementor-1683\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12d6799 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12d6799\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c6c087\" data-id=\"9c6c087\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed7e0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ed7e0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.1 - 17-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A) Distinguished Service Awards<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70a8a6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70a8a6d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce89090\" data-id=\"ce89090\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8b39d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8b39d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.1 - 17-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\">This Awards are presented to ophthalmologists of APAO member societies for their distinguished services towards enhancing ophthalmic care in their home country \/ territory and the Asia-Pacific region. Nepal Ophthalmic Society (NOS) recommends one ophthalmologist to the Selection Committee (APAO) which recommend to the APAO Council each year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d4fed5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d4fed5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7aa2b73\" data-id=\"7aa2b73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e2c7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40e2c7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#003366\">\n<th width=\"20%\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Year<\/span><\/th>\n<th width=\"55%\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Awardees<\/span><\/th>\n<th width=\"25%\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Country<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2026<\/td>\n<td>Sanyam Bajimaya<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>2025<\/td>\n<td>Chandan banerjee<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2024<\/td>\n<td>Anu\u00a0 Manandhar<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>2023<\/td>\n<td>Meenu Chaudhary<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2022<\/td>\n<td>Lila Raj Puri<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>2021<\/td>\n<td>Sanduk Ruit<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2020<\/td>\n<td>Sagun Narayan Joshi<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>2019<\/td>\n<td>Sudesh Subedi<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2018<\/td>\n<td>Suresh Raj Pant<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>2017<\/td>\n<td>Jyoti Baba Shrestha<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2016<\/td>\n<td>Indra Man Maharjan<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td rowspan=\"2\">2015<\/td>\n<td>Padam Raj Bista<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>Chet Raj Pant<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">2014<\/td>\n<td>Rohit Saiju<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ananda Kumar Sharma<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td rowspan=\"2\">2013<\/td>\n<td>Suman Thapa<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>Mohan Bajracharya<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">2012<\/td>\n<td>Bhagavat Nepal<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Narayani Shrestha<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td rowspan=\"2\">2011<\/td>\n<td>Reeta Gurung<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>Bansi Krishna Malla<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">2010<\/td>\n<td>Harish Chandra Jha<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Govinda Prasad Paudyal<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td rowspan=\"2\">2009<\/td>\n<td>Suraj Shakya<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>Basant Raj Sharma<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">2008<\/td>\n<td>Badri Prasad Badhu<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Raghunandan Byanju<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td rowspan=\"2\">2007<\/td>\n<td>Deep Bahadur Karki<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>Didya Prasad Pant<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2006<\/td>\n<td>Jeevan Kumar Shrestha<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td rowspan=\"2\">2005<\/td>\n<td>Sunu Dulal<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>Sanjaya Kumar Singh<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">2003<\/td>\n<td>Dev Narayan Shah<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hem Chandra Jha<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td rowspan=\"4\">2001<\/td>\n<td>Indu Prasad Dhungel<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>Kamal Bahadur Khadka<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>Ramesh Pradhan<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>Chundak Tenzing<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\">1999<\/td>\n<td>BP Adhikari<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KP Adhikari<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GP Pokhrel<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DP Pradhan<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td rowspan=\"3\">1997<\/td>\n<td>Shashank Koirala<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>Shambhoo Prasad Lakhey<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>Sudarchan Prabhat Shrestha<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1995<\/td>\n<td>P Kamacharya<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>1993<\/td>\n<td>Om Krishna Malla<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1989<\/td>\n<td>Madan P Upadhyay<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>1981<\/td>\n<td>Dr. R.P. Pokharel<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4bb6f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4bb6f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51fbb73\" data-id=\"51fbb73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b0bc11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b0bc11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">B) APAO Outstanding Service in Prevention of Blindness Awards<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-275ecfd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"275ecfd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9ca57c\" data-id=\"b9ca57c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-440a366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"440a366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\">This Awards are presented to individuals or organizations whose contributions are instrumental in preventing blindness in the Asia-Pacific region. The Nepal Ophthalmic Society (NOS) recommends one name to the Selection Committee (APAO) which recommends to the APAO Council each year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80dd669 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80dd669\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8729d48\" data-id=\"8729d48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1cd649 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1cd649\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#003366\">\n<th width=\"20%\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Year<\/span><\/th>\n<th width=\"55%\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Awardees<\/span><\/th>\n<th width=\"25%\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Country<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2026<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"background-color: rgb(247, 247, 247);\">Sagarmatha Chaudhary Eye Hospital<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>2025<\/td>\n<td>Salma KC<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2024<\/td>\n<td>Bharat Bahadur Chand<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>2023<\/td>\n<td>Deep Karki<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2022<\/td>\n<td>Nepal Eye Hospital<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>2021<\/td>\n<td>B P Koirala Lions Center<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2020<\/td>\n<td>Chija Kumar Maskey<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>2019<\/td>\n<td>Shree Ram Subedi<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2018<\/td>\n<td>Hukum Prasad Pokhrel<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>2017<\/td>\n<td>Bhagirath Baniya<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2016<\/td>\n<td>Shankha Narayan Twyana<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>2015<\/td>\n<td>Bindeshwar Mahato<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2014<\/td>\n<td>Nabin Kumar Rai<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>2013<\/td>\n<td>Subarna Khatry<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2012<\/td>\n<td>Anil Gorkhaly<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>2011<\/td>\n<td>Sailesh Kumar Mishra<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2010<\/td>\n<td>Tirtha Prasad Mishra<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>2009<\/td>\n<td>Bimal Kumar Poudyal<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2008<\/td>\n<td>Yuddha Dhoj Sapkota<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>2007<\/td>\n<td>Sagar Pratap Rana<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2005<\/td>\n<td>Ghana Shyam Dangi<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>2003<\/td>\n<td>Madhu Soodan Dhakal<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b098fd7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b098fd7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0614e5a\" data-id=\"0614e5a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e39ba20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e39ba20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">C) APAO Achievement Awards<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ea6467 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ea6467\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27ec517\" data-id=\"27ec517\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3596e42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3596e42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#003366\">\n<th width=\"20%\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Year<\/span><\/th>\n<th width=\"55%\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Awardees<\/span><\/th>\n<th width=\"25%\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Country<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2024<\/td>\n<td>Meenu Chaudhary<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#f7f7f7\">\n<td>2021<\/td>\n<td>Rohit Saiju<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2017<\/td>\n<td>Sanduk Ruit<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13729e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13729e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a687a5\" data-id=\"5a687a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b75a595 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b75a595\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">D) JOSE RIZAL MEDAL<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30a57f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30a57f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dacc30b\" data-id=\"dacc30b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5b05b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5b05b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\">APAO awards the prestigious Jose Rizal Medal to an outstanding ophthalmologist annually for his\/her excellence in ophthalmology in the Asia-Pacific region. This medal was instituted to commemorate Jose Rizal, an ophthalmologist who became a national hero in the Philippines. The medal is awarded at the APAO Congress by the APAO Council and presented by the dignitary who officiates the opening ceremony.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\nAs this medal recognizes outstanding contributions, it may not be awarded if there is no suitable candidate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a247fc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a247fc0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f17d1e6\" data-id=\"f17d1e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3156f66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3156f66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#003366\">\n<th width=\"20%\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Year<\/span><\/th>\n<th width=\"55%\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Awardee<\/span><\/th>\n<th width=\"25%\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Country<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1991<\/td>\n<td>Ram Prasad Pokhrel<\/td>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41aca40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41aca40\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7658016\" data-id=\"7658016\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe8585 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fe8585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">E) The Susruta Lecture<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1553af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1553af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ebab11\" data-id=\"0ebab11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecdd9b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecdd9b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\">The Susruta Lecture recognizes extraordinary contributions to the cataract subspecialty. Priority is given to ophthalmologists who contribute substantially to the control and elimination of mass cataract blindness, which is a perennial problem in the Asia-Pacific region. The Susruta Lecture is named after Susruta, an ancient Indian physician.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09f08ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09f08ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0d17a4\" data-id=\"b0d17a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6794d21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6794d21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr bgcolor=\"#003366\"><th width=\"20%\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Year<\/span><\/th><th width=\"55%\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Awardee<\/span><\/th><th width=\"25%\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Country<\/span><\/th><\/tr><tr><td>2006<\/td><td>Sanduk Ruit<\/td><td>Nepal<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3372ed0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3372ed0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7bb637\" data-id=\"c7bb637\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a98c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5a98c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">F) NAKAJIMA AWARD<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aad1f9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aad1f9c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f22f45d\" data-id=\"f22f45d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d27339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d27339\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\">Aimed at encouraging young ophthalmologists to play a more active role in ophthalmological development, the Nakajima Award honors young individuals for their outstanding international work in ophthalmology. The candidate should preferably be 40 years or below and has been actively involved in international activities that assist in the development of ophthalmology, particularly in relation to the prevention of blindness, ophthalmic service and research pertinent to major blinding conditions such as cataract, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, corneal grafting, keratomalacia, trachoma and corneal ulcer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6068169 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6068169\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e1969c\" data-id=\"1e1969c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647d0f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"647d0f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr bgcolor=\"#003366\"><th width=\"20%\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Year<\/span><\/th><th width=\"55%\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Awardee<\/span><\/th><th width=\"25%\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Country<\/span><\/th><\/tr><tr><td>2023<\/td><td>Sanyam Bajimaya<\/td><td>Nepal<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-340152b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"340152b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05ff88a\" data-id=\"05ff88a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b6e507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b6e507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">G) ARTHUR LIM AWARD<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-022a8be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"022a8be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34f03c7\" data-id=\"34f03c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f800454 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f800454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\">The Arthur Lim Award recognizes ophthalmologists who have demonstrated exemplary leadership in the field of ophthalmology and subsequently made substantial improvements in ophthalmic teaching and training in their countries and beyond. It is named after Arthur Lim, former President and Secretary-General of the APAO.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca1370a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca1370a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe71a59\" data-id=\"fe71a59\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b771d95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b771d95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr bgcolor=\"#003366\"><th width=\"20%\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Year<\/span><\/th><th width=\"55%\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Awardee<\/span><\/th><th width=\"25%\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Country<\/span><\/th><\/tr><tr><td>2012<\/td><td>Sanduk Ruit<\/td><td>Nepal<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A) Distinguished Service Awards This Awards are presented to ophthalmologists of APAO member societies for their distinguished services towards enhancing ophthalmic care in their home country \/ territory and the Asia-Pacific region. Nepal Ophthalmic Society (NOS) recommends one ophthalmologist to the Selection Committee (APAO) which recommend to the APAO Council each year. 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